Mark McGhee admits he is disappointed to see Oliver Burke quit the Bundesliga – but the Scotland No.2 is convinced the winger can now shine in the English top flight

The 20-year-old last week signed for West Brom on a five-year deal worth £15million.

And having seen first hand what the former RB Leipzig star can do with a football, McGhee reckons the starlet has the skill set to light up the Premier League and become a Scotland regular.

Burke played 25 league games last season and helped Leipzig qualify for the Champions League .

And while former Hamburg striker McGhee was sad to see Burke’s German adventure end after just 12 months he knows the youngster is a precocious talent.

Despite being omitted from Gordon Strachan’s squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Lithuania and Malta, McGhee remains convinced that Burke a massive future ahead of him at both club and international level.

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“They all know we’re playing on this pitch and no one has said anything. So we expect everyone to be available for selection regardless of the pitch.

“We will train on the actual pitch the night before the game and get a feel for it.

“The game should be played on grass but equally you have to respect other people’s needs and the climate they have to allow for.

“We can’t complain. We have artificial pitches in our top division so there’s not much we can say. I know we don’t play international games on them but other countries have done it so they are not doing anything unique.

“It’s the modern-game and we won’t mention it. We won’t talk about it – we’ll just train on it.”

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